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ANARCHISTS DOOMED.
ChicasO'S Seven BOmb-ThrOw-
ers to be Hanged.
Their Sentence Confirmed By the
Illinois Supreme Court,

The Supreme Court at Ottawa on Wednes-
day morning delivered an opinion IN the
Chicago Anarchists case, affirming the judg-
ment of theco below The executions are
to take place November llth, between nine
and four o'clock.
At $50 o'clock Justice Magruder began the
announcement of the decision. There was
general feeling that something important was
about to happen. Justice Magruder appeared
flushed and nervous rs he entered the court
room. The cause of his excitement was made
plain few moments later when Chief Justice
Sheldon turned to him. aud, in a voice which
would have been inaudiblc, save for
the stiffness which pervaded the room,
said "Justice Magrudcr, have you any an
nouncenents to make" The Justice re-
spou.lcd: "ln August Spies and others against
the 'oplc of the STATE OF ILLINOIS, NO. ~
adviScinent docket" The Chief Justice
nervollSly turned the leaves OF the court
docket to the case Indicated, when tile JtlStice
read the decision OF the court III ttc Aharci'S1
case: A.
"In this case the court orders that the
sentence of the Superior Court of Cook
County of the Defendant in the indictment
August Spies, Michael Schwal, Samuel
Ficldcn, A. Il. Parsons, Adolph Fischer,
George Engel, and Louis Liugg-be carried
into effect by the Sheriff of Cook County ON
tue llth day of November next, on Friday,
between the hours Of ten o'clock forenoon
end four in the afternoon, Oh That day. line
Judgment of the court was unanimous.
The opinion was written by Judge Magru-
der, of the Chicago District, and is an expo
siton of the law and previous interpretation
thereof by eminent luriStS III this country, as
we'll aS of the courts, bearing upon the alleged
and real errors in this record. In his work
he was helped by each Of the other six Judges,
who made him their spokesman, and through
him expressed their unanimous decision. Ihe
opinion covers - pages of closely written
manuscript and contains about D,0OO words.
The Anarchists had no counsel at Ottawa
to represent them before the court as the
decision was announced, and no stops taken
in their behalf. They have fifteen days IN
which to file motion for rehearlng ana
thirty days from the close Of the term to file a
petition in support thereof. This Will not
act us stay Of sentence, and they VIII nave
to show very strong grounds before the court
would consent to the iSS,ie of 4 stay OF exc
cution until rehearing could be had next
term.
The trial Of the anarchists for the murder
of policemen in the Hayiuarket at Chicago,
ended on August ~, 1856, when seven OF
them, viz. August Spies, Michael Schwab,
Saulu6l rlelutIt, aJDtlO IL. eaoOh',
Adolph Fischer, George. Engel and
Louis Lngg, were convicted OF murder.
Sentence of death was passed Oh these Octo-
ber 9, and all eighth one, Oscar w. Neebe,
was sentenced to fourteen years lmpriSon-
mcnt in the penitentiary. A stay OF execu-
tion was granted November %, 1856, pending
the decision of the Supreme Court of the
State, which has just been handed down.
"The only remaining course for us to pur-
sue,n said Mr. Black, of the counsel for the
Anarchists, ''is TO take the case to the United
States Supreme Court. l shall Immediately
20 before the Supreme Court ut Ottawa and
aSk for reasonable time to secure certified
transcript of the record for presentation to
the Supreme Court at Washington. Such
proceedings arc rare, but have no doubt of
the courts decision on that point
The News Heard By the Anarchists.
The first official Information that reached
Chicago was telegram from tie court clerk
at Ottawa to the States Attorneys office say
ing: Anarchist cases affirmed: execution
November H."
Mr.. Purcell, of the States Attorney Office,
ran at once to the Jail with the dispatch. Fol-
lowing on his heels was a messenger carrying
kilograms for August Spies that had been
sent from Ottawa by an agent of the
Anarchists. The turnkey, who took
the despatch to cell - and showed
II through Une DdiS, lillSeIeu Il ilONleLlu
to watch the effect it would have on Spies
The Anarchist took the message, glanced
firmly at the turnkey, and then withdrew
to the darker end of the CELL In two min
utes or so he called gently to the old man
who sits as death-watch outside the
barred door, and asked him to send the yell
low telegraph sheet to Parsons. From him
it went t. all the others and ut last reached
Neebe, who is only under sentence of I'M
prisonment.
Newspaper men had been vigorously shut
out from the condemned men, and all obser-
vations had to be taken from the outside of
the cage, about ten yards from the cell door.
1t could he seen that each of the condemned
men made oStcntatiouS efforts at GOODNESS and
bravado They took seats at their cell doors
and read newspapers and books and smoked
cigars, and once Lingg, the bomb maker,
whistled.
Their wives and friends had been with
them for an hour during the morning, but
about thirty minutes before the news
came they were excluded and the
prisoners locked up, each one by him
self, Sheriff Matson had rem,ined away
from the Jail By his orders, during the
night the guards had nil BEEN doubled. |
including the Court Sheriff there were twenty
of the Sheriff's men on duty, ten turnkcys
and guards that are on regular duty at the
Jail, and six policemen who patrolled the alleys
on the outside. Captain Setback brought
with him four detectives, who were stationed
in the Jail courts. Upon Captain Setback
the protection Of the Jail devolves. He pro-
fesSes to experience no uneasness from any
attempts to break into the jail, and says he
has taken every precaution.